Local Waters
Locust Lake
Barnesville, PA · about 59 hours from Maupin (typical, off-peak)
Schuylkill County park lake.
Salt River / stream Lake / pond Shop (desk) Guide only Parking Stay State access Private — ask first
- Season
- Legal on most trout water. Limestone springs stay cooler. Confirm PFBC. Official rule
- Park
- Locust Lake State Park lots.
- Walk in
- Short walk from the public lot.
- Wading
- Bank or boat. Electric motors.
- Usual window
- After opening day; confirm PFBC for this week.
- Saturday conditions
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S 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go.
- Sky
- ☀️ 85° fair
- Sun and moon
- Rise 6:20 · 🌔 Waxing gibbous · Set 7:54
- Wind at dawn
- S 5 mph · Patchy Smoke · 62°F
- Wind later
-
- dawn: S 5 mph
- 10am: SW 6 mph
- 2pm: SW 8 mph
- dusk: SW 9 mph
- Next dawn (Sunday)
- SW 5 mph around dawn. Fine to go. · SW 5 mph
- A setup that belongs here
- 5-wt.
- Notes
- State park. Stocked trout. Confirm PFBC and DCNR.
Overnight plan: Saturday evening and Sunday dawn. Book two nights if you want the morning. Drive time is to the stay, then a few minutes to the water.
Log this trip
Stays on this phone only. Nobody else sees it.
Shops
Guides
Shop desks, plus a few independents who fish public water. We do not take a cut. Call them.
TCO Reading — book a day
West Lawn, PA · wade / shore · Half or full day — ask the shop
Good for: Tulpehocken, Blue Marsh, Berks limestone
Shop desk. We do not take the money.